The crew filmed up to nine episodes in seven days.
The pace of production is so fast, they can shoot twenty pages of the script in a day.
Empty Nest (2009) was the acting debut of Emilia Clarke who became famous with her breakout role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones (2011) which she played from 2011 - 2019.
In October 2021, it was announced that the first UK soap opera crossover, involving Soaps Coronation Street (1960), Emmerdale Farm (1972), EastEnders (1985) and Hollyoaks (1995), as well as medical dramas Casualty (1986) and Doctors, would highlight climate change in preparation for the COP26 conference. A month later, in November 2021, scenes from certain characters on one show would appear on a different show, featuring storylines and references to the climate crisis. A special First Dates (2013) sketch was created with characters from EastEnders and Coronation Street to mark the crossover.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the crew donated all of their personal protective equipment to the NHS, rather than using it in episodes.